Karmendriya, Karma-indriya, Karman-indriya, Karmeṃdriya, Karmemdriya: 16 definitions
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Karmendriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय).—The five working senses or organs of action: the mouth (with the double function of speaking and eating), the hands, the legs, the genitalia and the rectum.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय) refers to the “organs of action”, according to the Mahānayaprakāśa verse 2.1-35, while explaining the cycles of the goddesses of consciousness.—Accordingly, “[...] Located in this, the meeting place (saṃketasthāna), the rays of consciousness are clearly visible, due to which this Pīṭhakrama is thereby (experienced). Thus (the Pīṭhakrama) ranges from the Sacrifice which is the (aggregate of) the organs of action (karmendriya) up to the Void and the sequence beginning with ‘exertion’ (udyoga) in the body and externally as (the gross elements) beginning with Earth in due order”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय) refers to the “(five) organs of activity”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. [...] The hoarding and amassing of vast wealth is useful only for the propitiation of twelve organs of senses. Of what avail is the propitiation of other things? The twelve organs of senses are the five organs of activity (pañca-karmendriya) and the five organs of knowledge together with the mind and intellect. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
The Five Faculties of Action (Karmendriya):
- vak-tattva: speech (voice)
- pani-tattva: grasping (hands)
- pada-tattva: walking (feet)
- payu-tattva: excretion (anus)
- upastha-tattva: procreation (genitals)
Speaking, Grasping, Moving About, Excreting and Sexual Activities are the Soul’s Powers of responding to and interacting with, the external World.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.15.—What is the meaning of karmendriya (sense organs used to perform an action)? A sense organ used to perform an action by the empirical soul (saṃsārī) is called karmendriya.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
karmēndriya (कर्मेंद्रिय).—n S An organ of action. Five are reckoned; the hand, the foot, the larynx or organ of the voice, the organ of generation, and that of feculent excretion (pāṇi, pāda, vāk, upastha, vāyu).
karmēndriya (कर्मेंद्रिय).—n An organ of action.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय).—an organ of action, as distinguished from ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya); (they are :- vākpāṇipādapāyūpasthāni; Manusmṛti 2.99; see under indriya also) कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य (karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.6,7.
Derivable forms: karmendriyam (कर्मेन्द्रियम्).
Karmendriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and indriya (इन्द्रिय).
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय).—n. an organ of action, e. g. the hand, foot, etc., [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 91.
Karmendriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and indriya (इन्द्रिय).
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय).—[neuter] organ of action ([opposed] buddhīndriya).
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय):—[from karma > karman] n. an organ of action (five in number like the five organs of sense, viz. hand, foot, larynx, organ of generation, and excretion), [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti ii, 91; Vedāntasāra 91, etc.]
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय):—[karme+ndriya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Organ or member of action, as the hand, &c.
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय):—(karman + indriya) n. ein Organ für sinnliche Verrichtungen (gegenüber dem buddhīndriya einem aufnehmenden Sinnesorgan), deren fünf angenommen werden: After, Schamglied, Hände, Füsse und Stimme, [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 4, 17.] [Garbhopaniṣad] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 71.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 91.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 92.] [Mahābhārata 14, 1116.] [Suśruta 1, 310, 12. 311, 1.] [SĀṂKHYAK. 26.]
Karmendriya (कर्मेन्द्रिय):—n. ein Organ für sinnliche Verrichtungen (Stimme , Hände , Füsse , After und Geschlechtsorgan) [263,19.264,12.15.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Karmeṃdriya (कर्मेंद्रिय) [Also spelled karmendriy]:—(nf) an organ of action (the hand, the foot, etc.).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Karmēṃdriya (ಕರ್ಮೇಂದ್ರಿಯ):—[noun] any of the five organs of action (the hand, leg, tongue, genital organ, anus) of human being.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Karma, Indriya.
Full-text (+21): Kriyashakti, Kriyendriya, Indriya, Kanmentiriyam, Karmendriy, Zuo gen, Ekadashatattva, Karumentiriyam, Pata, Dhindriya, Dashendriyani, Niyamasamyama, Jnanendriya, Antarindriya, Abhivuddhi, Pancakarmendriya, Buddhindriya, Sugandhim, Upasthatattva, Wu zuo ye gen.
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